The Croods (2013)

The Croods Synopsis

A comedy adventure that takes us back to the beginning - to a previously undiscovered era known as the Croodacious - a time when Mother Nature was still experimenting and the flora and fauna we know today hasn't evolved yet.

While researching this list, you wouldnít believe how many incredibly forgettable animated movies we discovered that were released over the last decade Ė but we culled the list down to 15, and weíre betting that you wonít be able to guess the titles for most Ė if not all Ė of them. Do you accept the challenge? If so, read on!

Today is the day when, all around the world, fireworks are ignited as people celebrate the departure of 2014 and the arrival of 2015. So it seems only appropriate that we would end our year in cinema with a bang as well:

To be expected, the foreign films are the meatier bits, and the clear frontrunner to me is Hayao Miyazakiís historical fantasy The Wind Rises - even though I havenít seen it yet. Itís the last film for the legendary director, whose Spirited Away took the prize back in 2001.

The Croods did well at the box office, posting $144 million in domestic ticket sales plus an additional $242 million overseas. Those are solid numbers for an animated franchise that had no recognition from familiar characters prior to release.

No one really wanted Scary Movie 5. Seven years ago audiences turned out to give Scary Movie 4, what easily should have been the last one, a decent send off with a very respectable $40 million opening and a domestic total of $90 million. But some folks don't know when to let it go and audiences showed just how last decade the franshise is.

Perhaps looking to follow up on their success with the Ice Age series of movies, Fox released the highly mediocre but also highly franchisable The Croods this weekend. The reception in theaters wasn't record breaking, but it was enough to give the movie a solid Spring Break number one debut, leaving star studded Olympus Has Fallen in the dust.

Looking to G.I. Joe: Retaliation, The Croods, and Admission for inspiration, we've pulled together a selection of military action flicks, animated adventures for kids, and rights of passage comedies for grown-ups.

Though there are pretty much no guarantees at the box office-- studios will pump hundreds of millions of dollars into films that seem like sure things and go on to be bombs-- it's hard to go wrong with an animated children's film around the season of spring break. DreamWorks Animation, which needed a hit after last fall's disappointing Rise of the Guardians , scored another this weekend with The Croods, which made $11.6 million on Friday and is on track for a $42 million weekend

The Berlin International Film Festival came to a close on Saturday, after showcasing foreign films seem to be of a higher caliber than the popcorn munching moneymakers that American companies are producing and distributing. But right now we want to focus on a Berlin movie that finally stars Nicolas Cage as a caveman. Let us rejoice

Because of their own previous experiences with fire, parents have no trouble warning their children of the element's dangers. Sure it's pretty and warm, but getting too close to it and handling it inappropriately can mean disaster. This knowledge has been passed on from generation to generation - which explains why our societies aren't just burning cinders.

It would seem that movie-goers donít want our stars looking us in the eye anymore. We just want it quick, dirty, and, most importantly, from behind. Donít believe me? Well, letís do some quick mental time travel...

It's been a year of ups and downs for DreamWorks Animation. This summer saw the release of Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, which received a warm reception from critics and took in an impressive $724 million worldwide. Then with the cold weather came Rise of the Guardians, which despite charming critics received the cold shoulder from audiences.

Thatís Emma Stone voicing Eep, the teenaged daughter of a prehistoric family whoís tired of living under the thumb of her overprotective father (Nicolas Cage). The clan has been living in isolation for too long when, after their cave is damaged, their eyes are open to a vivid new world thatís populated by a mop-topped stranger (Ryan Reynolds) whoís predicting the end of the world.

For better or worse, the family road trip is an institution that is as old as time. So, it's fitting that The Croods, the latest animated adventure from DreamWorks, goes back to the land before time to tell the tale of a family of Neanderthals forced to leave the comfort of their cramped but safe cave behind and set forth to places unknown!

This November, some legendary characters will unite in Rise of the Guardians, and then, come March, DreamWorks' other upcoming animated film The Croods will make its way into theaters. A new poster for the animated comedy adventure has made its way online. It gives us a look at this cave-family as they prepare to embark on an adventure.

DreamWorks production slate through the summer of 2016, and in the mix there's How to Train Your Dragon 2, How to Train Your Dragon 3, Kung Fu Panda 3 and the inevitable spin-off The Penguins of Madagascar. However, there are also a slew of new titles making their way through DreamWorks development.

While 80 percent of Comic Con attendees poured into Hall H for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part Two panel, DreamWorks Animation set up shop in the Indigo Ballroom Thursday morning to showcase the animated team-up thriller Rise of the Guardians and the caveman adventure The Croods.

Nic Cage has played a lot of different characters in his career, but Iíve never really thought of him as the caveman type. Isnít that why Brendan Fraser is allowed to keep working? You know, just so we have him in case we need a Cro-Magnon man